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Missoula Montana Airport to Palm Springs International MSO → PSP

793 nautical miles (913 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 189°, about 176° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 29 min at the quickest height in today's winds (7,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 10:10 am PDT (17:10 UTC). For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools. Airlines fly this pair: 1 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

The route the straight line, the warnings crossed, restrictions, pilot reports and the airports along the way · click a mark for its words

Green, blue, red and purple airport dots are the flying conditions reported there now (VFR, marginal VFR, IFR, low IFR); grey means no report. Red areas are SIGMETs, orange areas AIRMETs, hatched red areas temporary flight restrictions. Map tiles: OpenFreeMap, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Warnings the route crosses SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area the line passes through or comes within 25 nm of

  • SIGMET W18W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 4:55 am MDT (10:55 UTC). Over the route from 397 to 526 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120903 CCA
    MKCW WST 120903 COR
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 18W
    VALID UNTIL 1055Z
    UT ID NV
    FROM 30E TWF-10W MLD-10SE ILC-50WSW ILC-60NE OAL-30E TWF
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
    ***COR PTS***
  • SIGMET W18W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 4:55 am MDT (10:55 UTC). Near the route, 407 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120855
    MKCW WST 120855
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 18W
    VALID UNTIL 1055Z
    AZ UT NV
    FROM 20WNW BVL-30N BCE-60SSW BCE-50NNE LAS-60NNW ELY-20WNW BVL
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 268 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 149 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 258 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 496 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 149 to 466 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the last 357 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the destination end.

A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft; an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments. "From 60 to 180 nm out" is measured along the route from MSO.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

Not fetched just now.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed

The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 6 forecast points nearest it (DLN, BOI, BAM, ELY, LAS, ONT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
7,500 ft220° at 16 kt+14 kt1 °C106 kt7 h 29 min10:10 am PDT (17:10 UTC)
9,500 ft220° at 19 kt+17 kt-1 °C103 kt7 h 42 min10:23 am PDT (17:23 UTC)
11,500 ft220° at 24 kt+21 kt-5 °C99 kt8 h 01 min10:42 am PDT (17:42 UTC)
13,500 ft210° at 29 kt+27 kt-8 °C93 kt8 h 32 min11:13 am PDT (18:13 UTC)
15,500 ft210° at 35 kt+33 kt-12 °C87 kt9 h 07 min11:48 am PDT (18:48 UTC)
17,500 ft210° at 41 kt+39 kt-16 °C81 kt9 h 47 min12:28 pm PDT (19:28 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180200° at 42 kt+40 kt-17 °C80 kt9 h 55 min12:36 pm PDT (19:36 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240210° at 55 kt+52 kt-26 °C68 kt11 h 40 min2:21 pm PDT (21:21 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300220° at 61 kt+54 kt-31 °C66 kt12 h 01 min2:42 pm PDT (21:42 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340220° at 62 kt+54 kt-36 °C66 kt12 h 01 min2:42 pm PDT (21:42 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390220° at 54 kt+47 kt-43 °C73 kt10 h 52 min1:33 pm PDT (20:33 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; a height is left out when the forecast has no wind for it over most of the line (the ground is higher). Ground speed is the airspeed less the headwind; the time en route is for the straight line and ignores climb, descent and routing around weather.

The forecast points as issued
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
DLNused from 0 nm out; 101 nm from the line190/10 -4°220/23 -4°210/21 -18°210/43 -28°210/60 -33°210/72 -37°210/67 -44°
BOIused from 149 nm out; 72 nm from the line320/11 1°280/8 -5°220/14 -11°200/60 -19°190/66 -31°210/46 -32°220/50 -33°220/43 -39°
BAMused from 298 nm out; 97 nm from the line280/9 -2°260/18 -8°190/47 -19°200/50 -29°210/56 -29°220/54 -34°220/45 -42°
ELYused from 397 nm out; 50 nm from the line210/34 1°220/40 -4°220/39 -17°210/51 -24°220/65 -30°220/60 -37°220/56 -44°
LASused from 545 nm out; 94 nm from the line210/20 8°210/29 4°200/32 -3°200/51 -15°210/64 -21°220/70 -30°220/66 -38°220/55 -44°
ONTused from 744 nm out; 59 nm from the line250/11200/20 4°210/27 3°220/26 -4°240/32 -13°220/52 -21°220/67 -30°220/72 -37°220/65 -46°

The weather now: both ends and the airports along the way public airports with a weather report within 25 nm of the line, one for each stretch

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
MSO Missoula, MT departure no report just now 3,205 ft
HRF Hamilton, MT 40 nm out, 5 nm east of the line no report just now 3,635 ft
LLJ Challis, ID 139 nm out, 17 nm east of the line no report just now 5,075 ft
SUN Hailey, ID 208 nm out, 23 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 5,319 ft
TWF Twin Falls, ID 268 nm out, 23 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 4,153 ft
LWL Wells, NV 347 nm out, 16 nm east of the line no report just now 5,769 ft
DAG Daggett, CA 734 nm out, 21 nm west of the line no report just now 1,930 ft
PSP Palm Springs, CA destination no report just now 476 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,769 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PSP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:10 am PDT (17:10 UTC)

PSP has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 17 nm from the route, 645 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at MSO 6:53 pm MDT (00:53 UTC), at PSP 6:14 pm PDT (01:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:39 pm PDT (01:39 UTC)).

Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.

Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads

Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft, observations and terminal forecasts), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes, and the FAA's airport file for the positions, elevations and magnetic variation. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Each leg is the straight line between its two airports; airways, terrain and airspace are not considered. The airports in detail: Missoula Montana Airport, Palm Springs International.